PinnedAdelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererBiggest career mistake aspiring and ambitious CTOs make Because they felt so valuable in their career due to their tech skills6d ago6d ago
PinnedAdelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererHow CEOs set up for failure CTOs, engineering and their businessCEOs: Can you please stop promoting overnight internal engineers to CTO because you "want them to hit the ground running"?Sep 6Sep 6
PinnedAdelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer90% of my scale-up customers who have an ownership problem, it’s usually due to this:Lack of ownership in engineering often comes with misalignment between engineering and product, especially when:Jun 24Jun 24
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererToo many CTOs have no idea what makes them valuable to a company99% CEOs couldn’t care less about your GirHub portfolio…5d ago5d ago
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererHow a CTO spends their time: Start-up CTO vs Excutive CTOA start-up CTO role is essentially a Lead Engineer role.5d ago5d ago
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererThe CTO job market is changing. Here's why you're not getting much luck:Sep 7Sep 7
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererWhy am I finding it so hard to get a CTO job?This is the fundamental change that has taken place in the CTO job market in the last 18 months:Sep 7Sep 7
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek Whisperer16 things CTOs often DON’T DO but should learn to do:1. Putting metrics in place that truly reflect the performance of engineering in response to business needs 2. Being a proactive business…Aug 28Aug 28
Adelina Chalmers a.k.a The Geek WhispererThe 7 Types of CTOs: Which One Does Your Company Need?Post created in partnership between Matt Watson and Adelina Chalmers. Post originally shared on Matt Watson’s Full Scale website.Aug 23Aug 23